Lowell Peterson

Writers Guild of America, East

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Executive Director of the Writers Guild of America, East 

Lowell Peterson on KCRW

The Writers Guild of America East has charged that Joan Rivers has "violated the union's rules by writing and by performing showrunner duties for the E! Network show Fashion Police."

WGA East Charges Joan Rivers

The Writers Guild of America East has charged that Joan Rivers has "violated the union's rules by writing and by performing showrunner duties for the E! Network show Fashion Police."

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